Democrats launch Nvidia investigation, write scathing letter on Huang's 'scheme' with Trump
This Congressional investigation into Nvidia's China sales and its dealings with Trump is the second one, so far, since news of the alleged spy affair broke.
TL;DR
- Democrats have opened an inquiry into the Trump administration's handling of Nvidia's chip sales to China.
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned following allegations of an extramarital affair with Alice Huang, accused of being a Chinese spy and an executive at Nvidia customer Megaspeed.
- The Democratic inquiry questions a deal where Nvidia chips were shipped to the U.S. before being sent to China, with Trump imposing tariffs and the Commerce Department issuing export licenses.
- The letter also inquires about Nvidia's donations to Trump's projects and whether Trump used knowledge of Huang's affair to secure these donations.
- This is the second Congressional investigation into Nvidia's China sales and dealings with Trump, with a Republican-led group also demanding Huang's testimony.